CELEBRATING OUR 5TH YEAR OF PUMANEWS™ |
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As I See It!
A Time to Gain
FEBRUARY 2023
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For three days during the last week of January, Booth #534 became the crossroads for the entire PCB industry as fabricators, OEMs, suppliers, and thought leaders gathered to share ideas and discover emerging technologies in Insulectro's Technology Village during IPC APEX EXPO.
EXPO's last successful year was 2020 - weeks before the pandemic brought life and work to a screeching halt. Three years later, our industry has come back in new and exciting ways. There's a thirst for automation, for new technologies, for education, and more than ever, recruitment of new blood into manufacturing.
As for the Insulectro team at IPC, we were stoked. We renewed relationships, met dozens of new people, and created an environment for sharing and learning.
And, we learned to be truly successful and significant, "It takes a Village."
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PCBAA, the Printed Circuit Board Association of America, members include: AGY, Amphenol, Bowman, Calumet, Chemcut, Denkai America, DuPont, Harbor Electronics, Insulectro, Isola, MacDermid Alpha, Nano-Dimension, Pacothane Technologies, Rogers Corporation, Sanmina, Summit Interconnect, TTM Technologies, and Uyemura USA.
The Printed Circuit Board Association of America is a consortium of companies, representatives, and enthusiasts who are advocating for U.S. manufacture of printed circuit boards.
Insulectro is proud to support PCBAA's effort as a founding member.
We encourage you to not stand on the sidelines but get involved to support PCBAA's three main objectives:
- Support the Domestic Production of PCBs
- Enhance Domestic Supply Chain Security
- Advocate for Initiatives that Create Fair Market Conditions
This organization is your voice in Washington.
Visit PCBAA.org today to learn more about membership. See below for more information and a link to inquire about membership.
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PCBAA LEADERSHIP SPEAKS OUT |
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News Release from IPC
Industry Advances in a New Era at
IPC APEX EXPO 2023
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From the show floor – where 375 exhibitors displayed a multitude of high-tech machinery and in some cases artificial intelligence – including cutting-edge assembly, testing and inspection equipment, software automation, laser systems, additive manufacturing and factory of the future technologies, to dozens of technical conference sessions and PD courses covering such hot-topic tracks as smart factories, PCB fabrication and materials and high-density interconnects, IPC APEX EXPO 2023 was fueled by the possibilities of new advances in electronics manufacturing.
2023 ushered in a re-invigorated group of attendees and exhibitor personnel, drawing in a total number of 6,901 participants.
In keeping with the event’s theme, “Advance in a New Era,” the IPC APEX EXPO Technical Program Committee built a strong program with five tracks, 28 sessions and 104 papers, with peer-reviewed content from 18 countries, detailing original research and innovations from industry experts around the world.
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“From attendees, I was pleased to hear accolades on technical program offerings, many stating that it was the best conference in years – attendance was at an all-time high in more than a decade,” said IPC President and CEO John W. Mitchell.
“The paper presenters, international subject matter experts, eagerly shared their knowledge and expertise and provided attendees with quality technical content not found or presented anywhere else. We are very proud of the technical conference and set the bar high for paper submissions.
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New this year were two special technical sessions, one on advanced packaging presented by IPC’s Chief Technical Officer Matt Kelly and another on e-Mobility lead by Brian O’Leary, Indium and Jason Schwartz, KYZEN. Both special sessions drew capacity crowds and earned high marks from attendees for their thoroughness of content.” Mitchell added.
More than 100 standards development committees and task groups made significant progress on new and revised documents covering such topics as design, materials, board fabrication, cleaning, coating, assembly, cables and harnesses, printed electronics, connected factory, e-textiles, and more. “Task group meetings began on the weekend prior to official start of the show, and what a weekend it was during back-to-back full-day sessions!
With a record crowd of 175 participants, the 5-22a and 7-31b task groups combined their meetings to work on comment resolution for new revisions of J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610,” said Teresa Rowe, IPC senior director, assembly and standards technology.
From survey responses, the APEX EXPO 2023 experience was resoundingly positive for exhibitors. “IPC APEX 2023 was a big hit for us – the best show in years! Our booth was consistently packed with every demo station in use by customers,” said Davina McDonnell, global marketing manager, Cogiscan. “Our team had meaningful and productive conversations with lots of new contacts and we all left the show energized and excited about what’s in store for the rest of the year. This was the best IPC APEX EXPO we have participated in,” McDonnell added.
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Added John Lee, vice president of marketing and brand strategy, Insulectro, “I extend my congratulations to IPC for a superb IPC APEX EXPO 2023. I applaud the association on its continued drive to improve, enhance, and spotlight things that matter to our industry. Insulectro had a super experience as well — our best exhibiting experience ever!”
Summing up IPC APEX EXPO 2023, Mitchell added, “IPC APEX EPXO is a gathering place for the present and future of electronics, enabling all of us to connect in remarkable ways. We at IPC are profoundly grateful to an industry that has encouraged and supported us in producing IPC APEX EXPO. We never lose sight of the fact that we could not host this event without the dedicated volunteers who share their time, their expertise, and their enthusiasm with all of us.
Though IPC APEX EXPO 2023 is in our rear-view mirror, our dedicated events, education, technical, membership, and marketing and sales teams are already preparing for next year’s event which will take place April 6-11, 2024, in Anaheim, California.”
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PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
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PCBAA Spokesperson
Shane Whiteside Draws Crowd for IPC PowerChat™ at Insulectro's Technology Village
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Shane Whiteside, President & CEO of Summit Interconnect presented an update on behalf of PCBAA during IPC APEX EXPO in Insulectro's Technology Village two weeks ago.
Participating in Insulectro's branded 13.5 minute PowerChats™, Whiteside spoke to a packed house on the topic "What’s needed after the CHIPS Act: The way forward for microelectronics."
"Rebalancing global supply chains to improve resiliency is vital to our safety and national security. However a broader approach to all segments of the microelectronics ecosystem is needed to achieve this goal - packaging, substrates, and printed circuit boards are all essential as well. Chips don’t float!" Whiteside commented.
Whiteside's presentation was well-attended and well-received. Afterward, attendees participated in a robust question and answer session with Whiteside indicating how important this topic is to every in the industry.
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A New Day, A New Way
Insulectro & Supplier Partners Reimagine Trade Show Exhibitions with Technology Village Concept at IPC APEX EXPO
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During IPC APEX EXPO (January 24-26, at the San Diego Convention Center), Insulectro broke the mold for tradeshow exhibition with an unique concept for its 1800 sqft footprint.
Paying homage to Disneyland's Main Street USA, attendees strolled through Insulectro Technology Village, a space transformed into a "village" with the distributor's world-class suppliers each occupying their own "storefront." Guests were then able to experience our storekeepers' wares.
Located in the Village is the Town Square, home to Insulectro's famous 13.5 minute PowerChats™.
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This year, 26 presentations were made by experts from DuPont, Isola, Denkai America, Kyocera, Pacothane, Altium, Polar Instruments, EMD Electronics, Celanese Micomax™, PCBAA, and Insulectro.
Topics ranged from Material Selection, Chemistry, Technology, and Design to Visionary presentations about new trends and developments.
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Insulectro Technology Village
Our Supplier Storekeepers Recount their Experiences at IPC
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Victor Lazaro Gallego
Technical Director and InduBond® inventor at Chemplate Materials, S.L
Barcelona, Spain
"IPC/APEX 2023 was an outstanding show due to a few things that aligned really well. First, the market was anxious for a real live show after the pandemic. Second, we at InduBond Technologies are happy to have the best partner possible in North America - Insulectro.
"Before the show, the Insulectro team created a huge awareness in the weeks leading up to IPC by contacting lots of customers and inviting them ti visit our Technology Village. The dynamics and professionalism of the Insulectro team resulted in dozen of positive introductions and meetings.
"Third, the innovative technology and product line together with the current InduBond® momentum, attracted a lot of visitors. Fourth, the spectacular Insulectro-staging of its vision of the future brought to life by the Technology Village concept design, gave majestic visibility to all of their suppliers.
"Fifth, and more important, we now know the PCB industry is more alive than ever!!"
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Jason Berthiaume
Product Manager – Industrial/Durables
FLEXcon
Spencer, MA
"It was great to spend time with the Insulectro team at IPC and learn the depth of knowledge that each member of the team possesses."
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Fallyn Flaherty - Earp
Global Marketing Leader
Celanese Micromax™
Wilmington, DE
Attending IPC gave the Celanese Micromax(R) team not only the opportunity to engage with potential new customers but also to strengthen relationships with our current customers. It is a meeting place where all parts of the value chain can come together and it enables our team to also meet equipment partners and discover new technology to use in our own labs. The conference was a great venue to launch our the PE800 series and HT Series products during the Insulectro Power Chats. Having the outlet to bring our products to market at the beginning of the year is key to getting in front of potential customers starting their new projects for the year. We look forward to next year in Anaheim!
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Joe Negron
Sales Manager
Kyocera SGS
Orange, CA
The IPC Show in San Diego was invigorating. Our Kyocera team was impressed with the quantity of visits to our booth and the high interests in our products. The concept of a Technology Village booth was a stroke of genius. Visitors loved the idea of making a stop to the Village where they can discuss all their PCB Technology needs. Kyocera was proud to exhibit with the Insulectro Team.
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Chris Stevens
Global Sales Manager
Denkai America
Camden, SC
Once again, Insulectro hit it out of the park, this was certainly evident by the amount of activity in the village, your unique booth design created the place to be and meet with other industry professionals and colleagues. Your unparalleled and innovative Power Chats not only continue to represent our industry with highest of standards, you continue lead the way setting those standards through unbiased education utilizing this platform.
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Paul Dahl
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Pacothane Technologies
Winchester, MA
The show was fantastic!
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James Haley
Head Of Strategy and Pathfinding-Packaging Business Field- Semiconductor SolutionS
EMD Electronics
San Diego, CA
IPC allows the interaction between IDM,OEM and their fabricators, to meet and in one location over several days through open exhibits and educational trainings. This Kick off promotes a more trusted digital relationship throughout the remaining part of the year, conserving our most precious resource, time.
Working with our trusted supplier (Insulectro) we accomplish more together in how we offer our materials and services. Thanks to the Insulectro team for creating an environment to showcase products in a unique way.
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SALES & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT |
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Ken Parent Speaks Out!
Bringing People Together
at IPC APEX
FEBRUARY 2023
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The IPC 2023 show was a great success for Insulectro, ETI and our partner suppliers.
Our booth was very busy with customers, OEM and suppliers discussing and planning for a successful 2023. Our VIP Reception EPIC 11 was well attended and gave us all some time to mingle with key people in the business that care about making great relationships with the influencers in the PCB business.
My personal takeaways from the show were many but highlighted by:
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Our visitors to the Insulectro booth and the Epic 11 event appreciate the work and investment that our team and our suppliers’ teams put into the IPC show. We received many compliments on the Technology Village, the Power Chats, and the EPIC 11. The events are recognized to bring great people together to talk about the opportunities and challenges in the business.
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The number of new faces in the business is impressive. The emerging engineering investments by IPC and our customers is not only vital but progressing. So many people are now investing and successful with bringing new talent to the business. It is also great to see new leaders emerging from the people who were emerging IPC members not so many years ago.
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The feedback on the new suppliers we are representing in our booth with Kyocera, UCE, and InduBond® brought many new opportunities. Our booth also attracted suppliers wanting to be represented by Insulectro in the future. We are reviewing these opportunities cautiously as we manage such a great portfolio today.
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The uncertainty in the market and the air of caution will have an impact on the business, but the majority I spoke to are investing for a strong future of manufacturing PCBs.
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The need to continue to make circuits denser and be successful with ultra high density PCB’s and Substrates was a hot topic. There are many needs and challenges but some great people are working to solve these challenges.
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The desire to automate processes is high. Our work with ETI, InduBond®, Focus Tech and UCE will create many conversations with customers in 2023. Our interest and investment in automating the processes we are engaged with feels like it is going to get very interesting in 2023.
Thank you all for visiting us at IPC in 2023. Let’s keep the conversation alive and work to GSD the tasks to achieve our 2023 goals.
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Ken Parent
Chief Operating Officer
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Livin' in a Material World!
IPC APEX EXPO: the Excitement of Unveiling the New
FEBRUARY 2023
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Well, we did it! What a great way to kick off 2023 in January with an IPC show that delivered on all we were hoping to accomplish- a mix of tradition and the excitement of unveiling the New.
[RIGHT: Insulectro VP of Product Management with Mark Satchwell, Product Manager for Copper Foil]
IPC APEX EXPO is the one place our industry comes together to learn, network, and share what’s new to support the industry’s evolving technologies.
Kudos to John Lee, Insulectro VP Marketing, the mastermind behind the new Technology Village concept, an exciting new booth design developed to present Insulectro’s materials and services along with our Supplier partners in an engaging and interactive feature of supplier “storefronts”.
In addition to the Technology Village concept, noteworthy were New Suppliers featured in the booth space including Kyocera, the newest supplier added to the Insulectro line card, who highlighted their design and material solutions to the printed circuit board fabricator Drill Room with the full offering of Drill tools, Endmills and Routers.
Another first, showcasing some of the Equipment Offerings through partner, ETI, included a module from a UCE DES line, demonstrating Hyper Etcher technology.
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Another high traffic storefront was the Equipment solutions developed by Indubond Technologies, with Victor Gallegos featuring his advances in Lamination Technology, Indubond® Xpress Induction Press, and one of his automation solutions with the Indubond® CD, Smart core dispenser.
Rounding out the Technology Village, and further connecting solutions to support our vision to be vital in the design and manufacture of future circuits, were the portfolio of legacy world-class Supplier Partners, Pacothane Technologies®, Denkai America, EMD Electronics, Celanese Micromax™ (former DuPont MCM), LCOA™, CAC Inc., DuPont™, Focus Tech, Shikoku, Tadco, and Isola®.
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One tradition that continued this year, is the IPC@IPC Insulectro Power Chats- 13.5 minutes of all you need to know about industry relevant, technology and education driven topics from our team of internal, supplier, and industry experts.
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Hosted by Insulectro’s Michael Creeden, Technology Director, and Chris Hunrath, VP Technology, and staged at the center of our Technology Village, were an engaging series of over 20 topics designed to educate and engage show attendees. From material basics, industry challenges, design considerations and new material introductions, our Power Chat Series had content developed for all participant levels.
[RIGHT: See presenter Erik Reddington, Commercial Team Leader, DuPont ICS, deliver a PowerChat™]
Thank you to all Supplier partners for your enthusiastic participation, and to our customers for taking time to engage with all our Team in the Technology Village. We all look forward to continued engagement this year.
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Michelle Walsh
Vice President of Product Management
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PRINTED ELECTRONICS INKS & PASTES,
SUBSTRATES & FILMS
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Kevin Miller Can See it!
Celanese Launches Nine New Conductive Inks at IPC
FEBRUARY 2023
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Insulectro had the opportunity to showcase the Celanese Micromax™ team at the Technology Village during the APEX / IPC Show at the convention center in San Diego, CA.
Insulectro exhibited at this show presenting the newest technologies, products, and processes to support our PCB & PE customers.
The Celanese Micromax™ team which manufactures a portfolio of Conductive Inks announced the launch of nine new product grades for the printed electronics market. These products were featured during short 13.5 minute PowerChats™ hosted in the Town Square of the Insulectro Technology Village.
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The Celanese Micromax team sited: “In response to increasing industry demand for more flexible yet robust conductive inks, Micromax™ Conductive Inks developed the PE800 series of products for consumer electronic applications such as touch sensors, busbars and EMI shielding. Additionally, the new HT series is formulated to meet customer needs for electronic inks in high temperature applications”.
“Based on feedback from customers and market research, our team developed these new product grades to meet the current challenges in printed electronics,” said Fallyn Flaherty-Earp, Global Marketing Leader, Celanese, Micromax™ Conductive Inks. “Our customers are requesting products that offer more design and manufacturing flexibility for their demanding consumer electronic applications. Our products deliver the same high-quality material they have come to expect from Micromax Conductive Inks, and can meet new specifications for low temperature cure, dispensability, fine line resolutions and improved chemical resistance.”
Celanese Micromax™ Conductive Inks – formally DuPont™ Microcircuit and Component Materials (MCM) -- has been collaborating and developing electronic inks for the printed electronics industry for over 60 years. On Nov.1, 2022, the Micromax™ Conductive Inks team officially became part of the Celanese family with the acquisition of the Mobility and Materials portfolio from DuPont™. For more information, please visit our website at bu clicking below.
The EXPO is a showcase for PCB designers, PCB fabricators, OEM's, EMS businesses, and many more. From the industry’s leading technical conference and professional development courses to the innovation-driven exhibit floor. The IPC APEX EXPO is the premier event for the electronics manufacturing industry.
We look forward to supporting your future needs and material requirements. All customers have access to our custom converting services plus rapid delivery and as well as our in-house technical assistance.
Please call INSULECTRO at 1-855-955-0200 with any questions regarding these product offerings or visit our E-Commerce site at
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The People Behind the Puma
Doug Gotelli
Technical Account Manager
Silicon Valley
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BIO: Bay Area native, 5th generation CA on my mother’s side of family. Raised in San Jose and lived there for 50+ years until relocating about 30 min away to Aptos in 2013.
Joined the PCB business in 1979 at a small local shop where I ran receiving and materials/purchasing. Ironically, my first ever business lunch was with Insulectro sales guy and I made sure I have my phony ID just in case drinks at lunch…hey, it was the 70’s!
I detoured from PCB business from 90-95 to sell cars (Mercedes), however once kids were school ages, nights and weekends wasn’t a conducive work schedule. Rejoined the industry in Jan 2, 1996 and haven’t looked back!
The opportunity to join Inuslectro presented itself in late 2021 and has been the best career move I could imagine.
I’ve been married 35 years (this March!) to a 3rd generation San Jose gal and we have 2 grown sons, Anthony and Joey. We welcomed our first grandchild on Christmas Eve of 2020, Henry California Gotelli.
All in our family are life-long San Francisco Giants and 49ers fans, with sports creating many high octane conversations and opinions.
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When you were child, what was the first job you wanted to have when you grew up?
NASCAR driver
Name a couple of childhood nicknames?
Goat (still!) which my sons have also inherited
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Are you more at home in jeans, a suit, or yoga pants, and why?
Jeans…can dress them up, down and in between
Best subjects in school? Worst?
Best: Political Science Worst: Lab Science
What did you think when you became a part of the Insulectro?
So fortunate for the opportunity at this stage of my career
What are your three greatest strengths?
Sense of humor, even temperament, focus
If your wife could change one thing about you, what would it be?
Too much research on minutiae
What’s the most rewarding DIY project you have done?
Entrance patio/gate/arbor in San Jose home
How would your teammates describe you?
A good fit, one of the guys
Great weekend for you is?
A 2 hour bike ride; good food and wine while strolling through Carmel with my wife; sleeping in
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Best car you had you miss?
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP…fun to drive; great Bose sound system
What’s your dream vehicle?
Porsche Macan
What’s biggest regret you ever had?
Quitting college with 2 years left to degree and 2 years soccer eligibility remaining
Name something no one at work knows about that would surprise them.
I love to shop!
If you could go anywhere in the universe where would you go first, and why?
Heaven…to confirm it’s really there!
What’s your beverage of choice?
Coors/Coors Light
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Describe an embarrassing moment and how you recovered.
When I tripped and fell down a full flight of stairs at San Francisco Civic Auditorium in front of at least 100 people at the Bay Area Music Awards. Recovery…got up and took a bow, bruised and battered!
If a distant uncle left you $15 million what are the first three things you would do?
Give my boys each $1m; make a significant donation to a kids charity (St. Jude, Stanford, All-Stars); design/build new home in our neighborhood
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If they were making a movie about you, what actor would be play you?
Ted Danson
In the owner’s manual for Doug Gotelli, what are the first three things on the CAUTION page?
Don’t serve me Kahlua. Don’t queue up contemporary country music. A walk is not a workout
How would you like to be remembered?
As a gentleman
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OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
WORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURING
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WCM: People & Engagement
Equipping Our Leaders for the Journey Ahead
FEBRUARY 2023
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World Class Manufacturing is a journey. In 2022 we were very intentional about re-shaping our Operational culture based on WCM and LEAN thinking mental models.
Last month we hosted our Operations Leaders from all companies across North America, at our Lake Forest, CA Headquarters. During this three-day event we celebrated the successes of 2022, but even more importantly, set a course for 2023 and beyond. Our focus was engaging, empowering, and equipping our frontline team leaders to attack our biggest roadblocks to enable next-level performance.
The team spent three days openly sharing the biggest areas of opportunity for enhanced communication, collaboration, and execution. We also dove into the core WCM and LEAN thinking principles to solidify understanding, and to build a foundation for how we work to “GSD” as a team going forward. We were honored to have Diane Maceri and John Hendrickson from SEL attend to provide us insight into how WCM is employed in their culture – truly inspiring for the team to hear! Finally, we devoted an entire day to Leadership Training for our team, to sharpen the skills that will enable future success as we engage all employees to work together to solve problems.
On our final night together, we held an awards ceremony, recognizing the contributions of outstanding performance from 2022 in the key WCM Pillar areas of Safety & Engagement, Quality Management, Customer Service, and Asset Care & Cost.
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Many thanks to all our Operational Leaders who attended this outstanding three-day event. You each are so vital to our execution to meet our customers’ needs every day.
2023 will be a year of “upping our game” on engagement and training for all our Teammates. We will employ simple problem-solving methods every day in every facility. By force multiplying these capabilities to everyone in our organization, we will take a significant next step on our WCM culture-building journey.
I look forward to updating you in the coming months about our progress and to share more “before and after” success stories from an engaged team who is living out our values every day.
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And thanks to everyone for another remarkable month.
Jason Shuppert
Vice President of Operations
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INSULECTRO'S COPPER & COPPER FOIL OFFERINGS |
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Copper Complexity & Clarification.
Not All Copper Foils Are Created Equal
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Out with the old, and in with the new!
Three takeaways from IPC/APEX 2023
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ONE. Carrier foils, supporting High-Density Interconnects and sub 2mil Lines and Space (L/S) design feature. Mitsui Mining & Smelting leads the global market and offers several options down to 1.5µm in thickness.
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These Grade 1 ED foils are deposited onto an H oz carrier with an organic release layer supporting mid-high temperature lamination cycles 380 – 400 °F. Once the cycle completes the carrier can be detached OR remain to protect the surface during the routing and drilling process. Matte side against the resin.
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TWO. Ormet paste and Carrier foils. Utilizing the smooth topography of the foil (Rz 2µm) and Ormet® paste (Cu & Sn with a Bismuth binder) to connect the layers, applied after laser drilling. Any unwanted paste is removed cleanly as the carrier foil is discarded before imagining.
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THREE. Rolled Annealed (Grade 7) copper: is inherently smoother than Electro-deposited foils even shiny side treated RTF foils as their profiles are below Rz 3µm. Making them a perfect building block for DuPont™ Pyralux® products. Loose wrought copper foil is available down to 6µm and this foil can be used with PI, MPI resin systems as nonexclusive examples.
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OEM’s demand performance, fabricator’s look for support….
Insulectro provides options!
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For further information on these concerns or materials please reach out to your TAM or me directly.
Mark Satchwell
Product Manager, Foil & CAC®
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Get to Know
EMD Electronics
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EMD's passion for science and technology is what drives 62,770 employees in 66 countries to find solutions to some of today’s toughest challenges and create more sustainable ways to live.
EMD Electronics is the North American electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
EMD Electronics is focused on people at every step, helping to create, im-prove and prolong life. It delivers personalized treatments for serious diseases and enable people to achieve their dream of becoming parents.
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EMD Electronics is represented in the Insulectro portfolio of best-in-class products by Ormet® Sintering Paste originally manufactured by San Diego-based Ormet® Circuits. Ormet® was acquired by EMD in 2015.
Throughout the years, our primary contact has been James Haley, Head Of Strategy and Pathfinding-Packaging Business Field- Semiconductor Solutions, EMD Electronics, “EMD Electronics supplies materials for all essential production steps of wafer processing: patterning, deposition, planarization, etching, cleaning, doping and advanced packaging. EMD is a strong partner with Insulectro for advanced interconnect and assembly materials used in RF antennas, AI and Telecon server boards.”
Ormet® pastes are lead-free, highly electrically and thermally conductive, and provide good solderability at relatively low temperatures.
During the curing process, the material forms a solid metal, alloying with the copper circuits in the Z-axis. This forms a metallurgical bond stronger than mere contact. Once completed, the sintered metal will not re-flow until temperatures of 800°F.
See the sintering effect for yourself. Click on the button below.
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For more than 350 years, EMD Electronics and its parent company Merck KGaA been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and with such a legacy of innovation, they are likely to continue to do so in the years to come.
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Meeting New Challenges
Series 102 HDI Drill Product Line
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Kyocera is committed to continuous improvement in all of its product offerings, particularly when faced with new PCB applications and materials. In order to meet these new challenges, Kyocera has a product to address HDI applications, Series 102.
The tool demonstrates improved hole wall and top surface quality. Series 102 is a two-flute product which has a designed side taper, promoting superior plating capability.
Kyocera and Insulectro offer the Series 102 in the following diameters:
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Kyocera Series 102 Performance
Lab and beta site tests were conducted to ensure the product performed at an improved level that is both reliable and repeatable.
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Along with our industry leading backer and entry products from LCOA™, Insulectro has what you need to build better boards faster.
Please contact me for additional information, technical support, or process related questions. Our Insulectro team looks forward to assisting in you!
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Geraldine Arseneau
Product Manager - Kyocera Precision Cutting Tools
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Insulectro PumaNews™ will write, curate, and publish provocative articles on innovation, vision, and thought leadership in our industry spotlighting people who make a difference.
This month's featured guests were proposed by Angel Cartagena, Insulectro Product Specialist: "Last month we visited Celanese’s manufacturing plant in Manatí, PR, where we had our Printed Electronics (PE) Quarterly Business Review (QBR). We discussed our growth in the market, strategies to continue developing and producing new products to support our customers, and market trends.
We wanted to introduce the Celanese Micromax™ (formerly DuPont Electronics) manufacturing leadership and talented Trio! Meet Maria Gutierrez (Millie), Maria Miranda (Marile), and Milca Aponte.
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Current & Challenged
Meet Milca Aponte
Western Regional Product Manager
Celanese Micromax™
Manatí, Puerto Rico
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Milca is the Western Regional Product Manager for the Celanese Micromax™ manufacturing plant at Manati, Puerto Rico.
Milca is a seasoned professional with a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Rutgers University. She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Physics Applied to Electronics from the University of Puerto Rico.
Milca's style is to lead by example. She has high standards and personal values she strives to "Be an example to my family and young Puerto Ricans."
She started her career as a Manufacturing Technology Engineer at DuPont. While at DuPont, she worked as a process engineer for glass, organic mediums, pyrochlore intermediates, and resistor pastes. She led Manati Site scale-ups and Raw Material Qualifications Programs.
Other qualifications include being a Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Certified. For various years certified as a Process Safety (PSM) Auditor and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Leader.
When not at work, Milca's interests include music, and painting, and is a self-described foodie. She is married and has a son, and a dog.
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Current & Challenged
Meet Maria L. (Marile) Miranda
Engineering Science Leader
Celanese Micromax™
Manatí, Puerto Rico
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Marile is an inspirational leader who promotes positive changes within the organization and wants to leave a legacy for the future. At home, she inspires her family to live their lives to the fullest. In her words: "I work hard to be a better person every day, to be grateful, and to inspire others to do the same.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico and is a Six Sigma Green Belt and Certified Lead Auditor. She has 35 years of experience at the Microcircuits and Components Materials manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico including positions as a QC Laboratory Technician, a Technical Process Chemist, a Quality Assurance Supervisor, and a Planning & Scheduling Supervisor before advancing to her current position in 2016.
She enjoys dancing, the beach, traveling, and like Milca, food. She has three adult children and the same number of dogs as Milca.
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Current & Challenged
Meet Maria M. (Millie) Gutierrez
Plant Manager
Celanese Micromax™
Manatí, Puerto Rico
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Millie strives to be "an agent of positive change in society, as I keep learning and sharing knowledge with others. I want to be a better version of myself each day and be ready to help or serve others when they need me."
Millie started her career (with over 30 years of manufacturing experience) as a QC Technician and rose steadily through the ranks at DuPont before being promoted in 2017 to Manufacturing Manager. This year, Millie succeeded again as she was named Plant Manager.
Her positions in quality control and quality assurance have grounded her in the challenges her customers face and as a Six Sigma Black Belt brings the discipline of continual improvement to the manufacturing process at Celanese's plant in Puerto Rico.
Millie loves to sing and enjoys quality time with her family - an Army veteran husband, two adult sons, and a third son about to enter college. And like her teammates - Milca and Millie - Millie enjoys a good meal and the company of adorable dogs - she has four!
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The Celanese Micromax™ and Insulectro Team: Hee Hyn, Lead Scientist, Celanese; Angel Cartagena, Product Specialist, Insulectro; Milca Aponte, Western Regional Product Manager, Celanese; Marile Miranda, Engineering Science Leader, Celanese; Millie Gutierrez, Plant Manager, Celanese; Kevin Miller, VP of Sales, Insulectro Printed Electronics; and Daniel Barish, Global Strategy & West Commercial Leader, Celanese. |
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Those of you that were able to attend the APEX 2023 show this year, it was great seeing all of you thank you for stopping by to see what we can do for through Indubond equipment!
When it comes to high technology and the importance of controlling heat and pressure through the stack for resin flow, there is none other than the InduBond® XPress induction press.
What can the press deliver you ask? Pictured below is a test that was run with a 21x24- 40 panel high stack up using the LCOA™ CSC (copper/steel/copper) instead of separator sheets and the Pacothane “Paco-Clutch” to achieve this higher panel stack. Both the registration and consistent heat transfer past the test.
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We have the machine to fit your needs with a proven track record of quality, performance and durability! |
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Displayed at this years APEX 2023 was a UCE Cupric Etch module with vacuum etch. This is part of a large DES Line going into a North American customer. |
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Lines include:
- Plating lines
- DES – With Hyper Etch Technology
- SES – With Hyper Etch Technology
- Immersion Silver/Tin
- OSP
- Desmear/PTH
- Scrubbing lines – Debur/Pumice/Jet
- Handling equipment
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We have over 40 installations completed in the United States and Canada alone. Our service team is at your disposal, used and new equipment!
An example of equipment manufacturers we service:
WISE / CHEMCUT / SCHMID / I.S. / IPS / DYNACHEM / DUPONT Laminator Retro-fits / TMP Presses / HAKUTO / PLASMA ETCH / INDUBOND® / UCE
- Emergency Service
- Preventative Maintenance
- Installations
- Rebuilds
- Retro-fits
- Troubleshooting
- Training
- Spare parts
- Brushes
Please reach out should you like to discuss our equipment offerings further. Thank you.
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Jon Pelletier
President, Equipment Technologies
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Kevin Barrett,
Product Manager - Equipment
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Another Piece of Our Lives Back to Normal
Reflections on IPC APEX EXPO 2023
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I had the privilege of attending the 2023 IPC APEX show a few weeks ago. If we are including NEPCON shows, (the predecessor to IPC APEX) I have gotten to attend more than my share of shows and appreciate each one! This year’s show was the first in 3 years that felt like a “normal” show.
Remembering back, attending IPC APEX 2020, the small talk was that something called COVID 19 was coming. We didn’t understand it much but a few people had gotten sick and there was rumors about why people were sick and would it spread? I remember hand sanitizer on tables at suppliers' booths. I remember everyone washing their hands more. Within 6 weeks after the show, travel and the world as we knew it ground to a halt and we would find ourselves wiping down groceries and celebrating landing a bottle of that precious hand sanitizer. And sadly, all of us losing someone to the virus.
In 2021, the physical show was cancelled as we were still in the midst of COVID. In 2022, it was the first show in 2 years but it remained impersonal, masked, vaccinated, tested, arm banded with our personal preference of personal space we were comfortable with, and thus poorly attended.
So what was 2023 going to be like? For me the show was back and better than ever. Maybe it felt good just to have another piece of our lives back to normal again. All those things we took for granted? So what are my takeaways from this year?
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I don’t know the numbers but it seems very well attended both suppliers and customers
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As a supplier, it was one of the busier shows I can remember. Normally on Wednesday of the show, the show ebbs and flows but I remember looking at my watch and it was 4:30PM and the time had flown by. It was non-stop conversations with customers, suppliers, and colleagues. I told someone, I forgot that my feet were hurting.
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There was a strong interest in equipment this year. Not just at the Insulectro booth but at the show in general. I hope this shows the confidence there is in the NA PWB market.
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This was my first experience with Insulectro’s Wednesday night "invitation only" event - EPIC11. WOW! I hope you all got to attend. If not, let's get you you on the short list for next year.
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There were lots of new people to the industry attending the show. I had the privilege of talking to several and am greatly encouraged there are companies in our industry investing not only in equipment but engineering and personnel for their future.
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My favorite take away from the show is the time spent with these new engineers. It is good to see the future of our industry and watch the energy they are bringing to us.
If you attended IPC I hope your reflection is also a good one. If you didn’t attend, please start thinking about attending next year. Thanks for reading!
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Ed Kneller
Technical Account Manager
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Geoff shouts: "But wait! There's more!"
DuPont™ Pyralux®, So Many More Options Than Just 4204/11
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DuPont™ Pyralux® laminates and adhesives offerings expand beyond just simple FCCL (Flexible Copper Clad Laminates).
The industry standard, Pyralux® AP, has been out for decades and continues to excel in any environment it is tasked with.
But for applications requiring something different, DuPont’s Pyralux® line up has options.
Pyralux® TK FCCL is built with a polyimide core that has a special FEP fluoropolymer film coated to either side. This gives the dielectrics unprecedented dielectric performance for low loss applications like RF or mmWave applications. (Dk: 2.5 Df: 0.002)
Pyralux® HT is a high temperature thermoplastic adhesive for environments requiring excessive heat soak. With a rated MOT of 200C, when paired with Pyralux® AP clads, this material can really handle the heat. Additional benefits to this film is the ability to run the adhesive throughout the rigid section of rigid-flex designs without sacrificing reliability.
Pyralux® HP is the newest flexible adhesive introduced to the market. With a modified epoxy resin system, as opposed to the acrylics used in Pyralux® LF and Pyralux® FR, Pyralux® HP low loss properties give this adhesive the properties designers need when going a step beyond LF and FR electricals, but not so far that they require a Fluoropolymer like Pyralux® TK!
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Geoff Leeds
Product Manager, DuPont Flex Laminates
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Amanda Braden
Executive Assistant
Lake Forest, CA
Please welcome Amanda Braden to the Insulectro family. Amanda joins the team as an Executive Assistant supporting Don Redfern, Insulectro Chair.
We asked her to tell us about herself and family. In her own words: "I have spent my career supporting business owners and leaders in both small and large businesses. Most recently I was supporting the executive team at Applied Composites, a company that manufactures composite parts for space, aerospace, and defense. I had the privilege of supporting the team on some incredible projects that went to space as well as the Boeing O3B which is changing internet access on a global scale."
"I am a proud member of the Clown Appreciation Society. I can make balloon animals (I was Lolly the Clown in my early 20's). I've been married for 8 1/2 years to my husband Chris. We love our English bulldog fur babies and currently have a 5 year old bulldog named Dottie. We love baseball and the beach but my favorite place to be is sitting on the porch swing watching the clouds go by.
"I am looking forward to getting to know the team and cant wait to be a contributor to the success of the company."
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Amanda succeeds longtime Executive Assistant Linda Barr who is moving to a ranch in Texas complete with horse stall equipped barn, pasture land, and unlimited garden potential. All of us at Insulectro will miss Linda and wish her well.
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Up! Up! & Away!
Southwest Region Has Strong Start
to New Year
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2023 is starting off on a good note. Overall, sales are up over January 2022 and over the previous two months average. All product lines with the exception of flex are in the green which means the positive numbers we are seeing are due to a balanced mix of strong demand. We recognize that supply challenges impacted our flex business so we are working hard to regain our customers’ confidence.
Meanwhile, some highlights are our copper foil, LCOA™ drill materials, and Focus Tech chemistry products which are the top three percentage-growth categories compared to Jan-22. Moreover, Isola laminates demand has been quite strong including the HSD/RF products.
Isola demand overall was up compared to 2022 helped along by growth in HSD/RF with the likes of Tachyon® and I-Tera® continuing to gain momentum.
Generally speaking customers remain optimistic about the market and the future but it sounds like some short-term uncertainty is clouding the picture. While the market is going to do what it does our team in southern California is going to stay busy doing what we do.
Pancho Castillo, Mike Carnarius and Gabe Zepeda are pounding the pavement daily and Chris Hunrath is spending about a week per month in the area. Things like chemistry and controller installations, equipment quotes, flex process optimization, interest in Kyocera drills, dry film tech support and Ormet® paste have been keeping our team busy.
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I also have to give a shout out to Paul St. John at LCOA™. Paul lives locally in Lake Forest and he’s been a huge help lately on a few opportunities we’ve had come up. If you’re a customer reading this and you don’t take advantage of Paul’s expertise you are just missing out!
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Sean Redfern
Technical Account Manager
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@Mike Creeden
Academia & Industry Collaboration
Builds the Future
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In the industry of Printed Circuit development, there typically exists a college or university within a close distance or regionally close.
At that academic institute there typically exists a course of study that is a wealth of talent for OEMs and PC manufacturing.
In many regions the exchange is only one way i.e., who can we hire. Unfortunately, that is not the mutual exchange as defined by the term collaboration. The collaboration between these two entities ideally should be a two-way exchange bringing value to each one, whereby everyone typically walks away a winner.
This is why this relationship I’m featuring is so special because it works! I wish to extend kudos to the efforts of two such partners of collaboration: Michigan Technological University and Calumet Electronics.
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Myself and Rob Schulz (Insulectro’s Director of Sales for the Midwest) had the opportunity to visit one of our valued customers Calumet Electronics, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan early this February.
During this visit I had the privilege to provide some instruction at nearby Michigan Technological University to the PCB Electronic Technology class. What we observed is a healthy relationship that has flourished for some time now under the direction and guidance of MTU’s Dr. Chris Middlebrook, PhD. and the chief technologists at Calumet Electronics.
I also observed that Insulectro has over the years contributed to this effort. This is why I have had the opportunity to instruct, for several years now, based on the reference from Calumet’s staff.
Without exposing too much detail, what we observed from this community based partnership was the exchange of information, resources, funding, technology, staffing, and opportunity. This two-way street contributed to equipping students to succeed in industry at large and providing internships resulting in direct employment opportunities.
Many academic institutes I have had the opportunity speak with over the past few years, have rebuffed the concept of collaboration with industry stating that their focus is having their students invent and obtain patents so they can compete with other higher learning institutes rather than truly equipping graduates to be competitive to the industrial world they will face, and I find this tragic.
I’m not being pessimistic saying this is true with all academic institutes, but I’m saying I was told this bad answer definitively from quite a few academic institutions. I asked this question because at the core of Insulectro’s beliefs our commitment is, “To always be learning and always be teaching.”
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We attempt to have this be a value added endeavor to all of our customers and the industry at large. Industry in the past has devoted significant resources to developing technical expertise of their staff but in the ever increasing propensity to drive revenues up, this practice has ceased in many career disciplines.
What industry now has observed is that the ever increasing shortage of technical expertise is hurting their bottom line. Many college graduates upon entering the work world find themselves ill-equipped and without the knowledge to be successful at many different levels in industry.
Across the land there are several bright and shining examples of this kind of success such as Lorain County Community College in Ohio or Palomar Community College in California, to name a few.
To all the others I’m not naming, please know we applaud your efforts and Insulectro is interested in supporting your efforts. I encourage individuals reading this to be involved on a professional level and with the support of your company to seek collaboration with industry and academia.
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With our Design Education Program, we are eager to support signal-integrity reviews of design circuits prior to fabrication. Also, we are ready and eager to create one or several training sessions for the OEM or your fabrication team. These will be tailored to meet the exact needs of the audience, brought by a technically appropriate presenter, with specific content to further your team’s success and provide that edge to meet the needs of advancing technology trends.
Contact any of our Technical Account Managers or call any of our branch offices to schedule your Virtual Training Session soon.
Stay safe, happy, and healthy!
Mike Creeden CID+ MIT
Technical Director, Insulectro Design & Education
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PCBAA LEADERSHIP SPEAKS OUT |
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Welcome to the February Edition of
Insulectro PumaNews™ Magazine - East Coast Edition
Resources, Resources, Resources…
Insulectro has a team of technical resources that are at the ready to help our customers.
In fact Insulectro has 40+ customer facing teammates including Technical Account Managers, Product Managers, Equipment Services, OEM Sales and Marketing - 5 of which have CID credentials.
This support doesn’t even include the resources from or “World Class Suppliers” Isola, LCOA™, Pacothane, CAC, DuPont, Denkai America, and Celanese Micromax™.
Yes we are a stocking distributer and strategic supplier but our ambitions are so much more. Our Mission is to help our customers “build better boards faster.”
With the ever increasing design densities and manufacturing challenges, our customers are faced with lower yields, rework, and scrap. We want our customers to view Insulectro as a partner and as a technical support extension in their business.
Insulectro is only as successful as our customers. Let us help support the challenges keeping you up at night.
We are also here to support training and education as a proactive approach to assist with your new or experienced engineering, sales, quality, and production teammates.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Ron Murdock
Director of Sales - Eastern Region/ Canada
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PCBAA LEADERSHIP SPEAKS OUT |
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DesignCon 2023
Isola Unveils Halogen-Free Materials
at Tradeshow
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Isola Group, a global leader in advanced circuit materials for printed-circuit boards (PCBs), unveiled a new trio of halogen-free circuit materials at DesignCon 2023.
TerraGreen® low-loss circuit materials:
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TerraGreen® 400G
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TerraGreen® 400GE
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TerraGreen®
Each incorporates advances to Isola’s existing TerraGreen® standard halogen-free circuit materials and TerraGreen® (RF/MW) halogen-free circuit materials for RF and microwave circuit applications.
The new TerraGreen® circuit materials are based on selected glass fibers and ultra smooth copper materials to form ultra-low-loss circuit materials ideal for high-speed-digital (HSD) and high-frequency analog circuits typically used to interconnect wired and wireless communications equipment and networks. While the very popular Tachyon 100G has captured the current design space, this generation of High Speed Digital base materials establishes a new level of performance for high-end network and communication systems.”
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About Isola
Isola is a leading global material sciences company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets laminate materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, which provide the physical platforms for the semiconductors, passive components, and connection circuitry that power and control virtually all modern electronic products. Isola operates a network of factories worldwide.
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Norm Berry
Director, Laminates & OEM Marketing
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Optimize Your Chemical Processes
Remember the Equipment
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No matter what chemistry and process you are using, all the factors matter. Ph, Temperature, Concentration and Dwell time are the most important factors when trying to maintain a bath to perform day in and day out.
Often missed in most conversations, however, is the equipment. If there is inadequate flow, DI water supply for rinses, or poor agitation, many chemical processes will run far below optimal. Insulectro offers UCE equipment with DuPont chemistry to help solve those problems to guarantee quality product and process output.
For long term insurance, our equipment team can maintain and repair most equipment sets used by the industry today. Having a bad pump, temperature sensor or flow meter shouldn’t be a single point of failure to shut down a process or shop.
Reach out today to see how our chemistry and equipment combinations can provide the full package to solve any modern PCB fabrication problem. See related articles on equipment throughout this issue.
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At-A-Glance
The DuPont Chemistry Line
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With the acquisition of East Coast Electronic Material Supply (ECEMS) in late March, Insulectro has brought another best-in-class product line to our customers. The addition of the DuPont Electronics Imaging & Interconnect Solutions (ICS) chemistry line, which was legacy Dow Chemicals before the Dow-DuPont merger, adds a complimentary piece to an already robust Insulectro product offering.
DuPont ICS is innovating new metallization technologies across many platforms:
Electroplating Applications
HDI
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Microfill™ EVF-III for advanced via filling and through-hole plating
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Microfill™ LVF-IV for next generation SLP applications
MLB
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Copper Gleam™ PPR-II for high aspect ratio pulse plating
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Electroposit™ EP-1600 for high aspect ratio DC plating
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Copper Gleam™ HS-200 for horizontal DC plating in FPC applications
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Copper Gleam™ ST-920 for DC vertical continuous plating (VCP)
IC Package Substrate
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Microfill™ SFP-II & Microfill™ LVF-IV for advanced SAP applications
Making Holes Conductive
Electroless Copper Solutions:
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Circuposit™ 3350-1 Vertical Electroless Copper
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Circuposit™ 4000 Horizontal electroless copper for FPC/RFPC
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Circuposit™ 6700 Horizontal Ionic Catalyst for Advanced HDI applications
Direct Metallization Solutions:
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Next Generation Crimson™ & Conductron™ palladium-based systems
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Next Generation Graphite 2000™ carbon-based system
ENIG:
Duraposit™ SMT-88 & Aurolectroless™ SMT 520
Process Chemistries:
DuPont offers a full line of cleaners, developers, strippers and other ancillary products to support printed circuit applications.
General Metal Finishing:
Full line engineering, decorative and precious metal offerings
As you can see, through this addition of the DuPont ICS chemistry line, Insulectro is now providing chemistry and technical support to the general metal finishing, plating-on-plastics, and wire plating industries, which we see as an area of growth.
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Geoff Leeds
Product Manager, DuPont Chemistry
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Ormet® PCB-710
Eliminate Lamination and Plating Steps
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Ormet® PCB-710 is a lead-free, copper-based, paste formulated for creating microvias in printed circuit boards. This can be done to replace stacked via designs with multiple lamination steps, or to bond subs together without requiring a through-hole drill to electrically connect the subs.
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The Ormet® paste is processed at normal PCB lamination temperatures. The final product offers superior thermal and electrical performance.
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For more information on Ormet®, please contact me. |
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Jeff Johnson
Product Manager - Dry Film/Chemistry/Paste & FAE
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DuPont Dryfilm
Eliminate Trapped Resist Due to Over-plating
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Today’s high plating requirements and tight features are leading to more and more trapped resist in isolated areas. We have researched and tested many different dryfilms, chemistries, and equipment setups. All though many of the factors had an effect on the amount of trapped resist, only 1 factor eliminated it completely. That is 3mil dryfilm. We have come up with a basic matrix for maximum plating capability in isolated areas.
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2mil resist for up to 2.5mils of overall plating
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2.5mil resist for up to 3mils or overall plating
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3mil resist for up to 4mils of overall plating
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4mil resist for up to 5mils of overall plating
99% of all isolated plating falls under 4mils.
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For 3mil dryflim we recommend DuPont GM130 for conventional imaging, and LDI7275 for direct imaging applications
If you want to eliminate trapped resist, please contact Jeff Johnson at 720-260-3696
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Jeff Johnson
Product Manager - Dry Film/Chemistry/Paste & FAE
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Join our
Puma Team!
Help us define the future of Printed Circuit Boards and Printed Electronics!
Join our Puma team and be a part of our growth.
Business Development
Operations
Pricing
Production
Warehouse
Others
Click on the ad (left) to see various positions we are recruiting.
As advertised in i-connect007's PCB Magazine
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Click-Out our
Pyralux® Flexible Laminates Selector Guide. . .
(click on product name)
The standard copper clad laminate systems for any flex or rigid flex designs.
The standard copper clad laminate systems for any flex or rigid flex designs.
Single sided flex copper clad substrate
Standard acrylic adhesives for building multi-layer flex designs. Offered as coverlay, sheet adhesives and bondplys.
Standard acrylic adhesives for building multi-layer flex designs. Offered as coverlay, sheet adhesives and bondplys.
An epoxy-based adhesive system demonstrating both low loss and high reliability, specifically designed for OEMs and PCB design manufacturers. Offered as coverlay and sheet adhesive.
High temperature flexible adhesive system with an MOT of 225C.
Featuring a unique Kapton Polyimide and Fluoropolymer film base double-sided dielectric offered as a clad laminate or bondply. Ideal for RF designs.
Embedded resistance double sided laminate
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Geoffrey Leeds
Flex Product Manager
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Best Conformable
THERMOPADS™ for Use in High-Temp Laminations
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THERMOPADS™ can be used in any high temperature lamination that requires the use of Exotic high Tg substrates.
Whether you are using DuPont's Tk or your requirement is an LCP build, Thermopad with THERMOFILM™ offers the best conformable package with its robust attributes eliminating the uncertainty and negative impact of generic alternatives.
- Operating Temperatures up to 600°F (316°C) for extended press cycles
- Thickness is .044" (1.117mm)
- Predictable Control of Heat Rise excellent Thermal Conductivity due to Select uniform fiber distribution and controlled thickness and weight specifications of the Press Pad Design
- Uniform pressure throughout the pressure load
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Maintains flexibility and minimal brittleness when used with THERMOFILM™ to increase 3-Dimensional Conformance minimizing X-Y-Z axis stress on circuits
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The smooth surface of both THERMOFILM™ and THERMOPADS™ allows superior conformable properties against the differential surface of the circuit under high temperature conditions
PACOTHANE TECHNOLOGIES®
Proudly Produced in the USA
with American Labor and American Materials!
For all your needs and challenges in lamination, give us a call! With our broad product offering, we have the solutions you need. We like to make your life easier! Training and on-site assistance are available through your Insulectro representative.
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Geraldine Arseneau
Product Manager - Pacothane® Products
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Brand-new Pacothane® Product Sample Guide to be introduced at IPC! Get your copy next week! |
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Geraldine Arseneau
Product Manager - LCOA®
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Design Education - An Insulectro Priority
Insulectro Sponsors New Design Trade Association
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Printed Circuit Engineering Association™ (PCEA) is an international network of engineers, designers, fabricators, assemblers, and anyone related to printed circuit development.
Our mission is to promote printed circuit engineering as a profession by encouraging and facilitating the exchange of information and the integration of new design concepts through communications, seminars, and workshops.
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If you are a professional serving in the printed circuit industry from any associated discipline, you are encouraged to join. Membership is free and you’re encouraged to be involved as we all seek to collaborate, educate and inspire one another. Visit the web-site at: www.pce-a.org
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As advertised in i-Connect 007's PCB Magazine.
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Shur-loc, IBC Brush and Equipment Service are being recognized by customers as key contributing factors in Insulectro helping them to increase their departments efficiencies in areas of their facility.
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Using the Shurloc system helps in reducing these types of issues through consistent tension from the beginning to the end of the mesh life. Also knowing that each mesh panel will be at the 22.5 degree angle every time for screening LPI.
If you’re not yet using Shurloc…..you should be!
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The startup is easy, and the ROI begins immediately though reduced labor and performance at the machine. We can get you set up whether you have a DP1000,1500, 2500 or 3500. We can provide frames for flatbed printers and hand tables as well. |
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Going Beyond
the Tool Case
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Working with IBC for over the past 15 years, we’ve made sure their brushes are manufactured with the best possible specifications to give optimal performance in the printed circuit industry.
We can also perform regularly scheduled brush changes in your machine. We don’t just change your brushes and walk away. This piece of equipment will go thru a specific number of tests along with a review of other areas of the machine before we leave it to production. What we like to call as…….
Going Beyond the Tool Case!
Are you running the correct pumice brush? Are they being installed correctly?
Insulectro service can tie in brush changes with proper preventative maintenance needed for this equipment.
- Too thin of a bristle will result in a softer brush that will require more pressure to try and achieve the proper copper surface needed for adhesion. This could also lead to nylon smear if your pumice concentration and pumps solution supply to the manifolds is not in spec!
- With the IBC brushes, they have been engineered specifically for this application so, with the proper footprint, the pumice can be rolled and driven across the copper as it should, while minimizing the bristle contact to the copper surface.
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- Installing and securing the brush to the shaft in the correct manner can provide an even footprint across the panel at start up.
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“Customers are beginning to see the difference in having us assist their maintenance staff in the ever-important preventative maintenance programs needed to uphold an equipment’s performance.” |
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- Are you getting the best performance out of your equipment?
- Is your equipment DOWN more than it is UP?
- Let us lend a hand by assisting your maintenance team.
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Remember that we can assist in your equipment needs through the following:
- Emergency Service
- Preventative Maintenance
- Installations
- Rebuilds
- Retro-fits
- Troubleshooting
- Training
- Spare parts
- Brushes
The calls for Preventative Maintenance Programs are increasing as customers understand the benefits this brings to their equipment’s overall performance and up time.
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Also, do you have a used piece of equipment you’re looking to get installed? We may be able to assist here as well!
Ruben Zambrano
Field Application Engineer
Cell: 847-345-3759
Mike Engle
Field Application Engineer
Cell: 360-749-1756
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Please reach out should you like to discuss any of these topics further.
Thank you.
Kevin Barrett,
Product Manager - Equipment
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Today's Copper Foils
for Tomorrow’s Applications!
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Tailored to meet market trends such as compartment miniaturization, vehicle electrification and increased connectivity demands require improved characteristics of both wrought and ED foils.
Focus on wrought solutions such as:
- Low profile height (Rz) for signal integrity, as low as 0.4µm
- Consistent profile height across the web which does not change when ordering thicker foils
- Alloy foil with Increased tensile strengths which can exceed 700Mpa
- Grain structure in terms of large crystals and uniform orientation improves fatigue resistance and provides excellent vibration resistance.
- Thermal resistance to withstand hostile environments for automotive applications.
Wrought foils released to IPC 4562A in grade 5, grade 7 and grade 8.
Call us to find out more – we love to talk about this stuff!
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Give us a call to discuss how CAC can help you
make better circuits faster.
Mark Satchwell
Product Manager, Copper Foils
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Everyday Materials You Need, On Our Shelves Every Day
Insulectro recognizes the importance of maintaining adequate inventory to begin work. Designers know when you need it, you need it. Using the link insulectro.com/puma-fast/, you can see what PumaFast™ and standard materials we stock to get you up and running.
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Stronger than ever!
Our ACT! initiatives!
We have successfully collaborated on many ACT! opportunities.
We are delivering on Technology, Design and Education while you can bank on the sales results!
We are virtually taking our ACT!
to another level!
Insulectro and our partners are moving the chains to help our customers exceed performance goals. Our team of professional and technical resources are now offering our customers access to design and education services.
This is a Game Changer!
Our ACT! Initiatives combined with our design and education services provide our customers a total solutions package with a one-stop-shop option.
Our customers now have total access to not only our Insulectro foot print, best in class products, materials on the shelf when you need them; but also the expertise to deliver solutions from design to delivery…FAST!
Call me and to set up a VIRTUAL ACT! with your customer.
There's a reason I'm smiling.
Ron Murdock
ACT! Manager & Technical Account Manager
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To be the easiest company to do business with. . .
Insulectro has a program for continual improvement, all designed to make ourselves as user-friendly as possible to our customers, their customers, and our suppliers. Speed Matters, so we focus a lot of attention on getting you the materials you need as quickly as possible.
Our PumaFast™ Program lists current inventory of everyday materials you need every day.
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Best-in-Class Materials
from our Premier Suppliers
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